To save the current webpage for reading offline, press the Option key and select Save for offline reading. You can view the saved pages by selecting
→ Saved pages.
To change the brightness setting, press the Option key and select Brightness.
To view your download history, press the Option key and select Downloads.
To print the webpage via Wi-Fi or USB, press the Option key and select Print. Your device is compatible only with some Samsung printers.
To change the browser settings, press the Option key and select Settings.
››Search for information by voice
This feature may be unavailable depending on your region or service provider.
In the application list, select Internet. Select the URL field.
Select
and say a keyword into your device’s microphone. The device searches for webpages related to the keyword.
Select a search result.
››Bookmark your favourite webpage
In the application list, select Internet.
Enter a web address or navigate to a webpage.
Press the Option key and select Bookmark this page. Enter a name for the bookmark and select Save.
Web and GPS-based services
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About Divx Video About Divx VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
Contents
Personal information
Tools
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Unpack
Assembling
››Front view
Device layout
Touch screen
Back key Microphone
››Rear view
Keys
Insert the SIM or Usim card and the battery
Insert the battery Replace the back cover
Charge the battery
››Charge with a travel adapter
Charging
About the battery charging icons
››Reduce the battery consumption
››Charge with a USB cable
Decrease the brightness of the display
Insert a memory card optional
››Remove a memory card
››Format a memory card
Unmount SD card → OK
Turn on or off your device
Getting started
Use the touch screen
Tap and hold
Tap
Drag
Double-tap
Use motions
Flick
Pinch
Pick up
Hold to ear
Tilt
Pan to move
Updates will not work for widgets on the Home screen
Pan to browse
Shake
Turn over
Hand sweep
Palm touch
Lock or unlock the touch screen and the keys
Rotate
You can use the motion unlock for
Get to know the Home screen
››Indicator icons
››Use the notifications panel
››Change the Home screen mode
Power saving Activate or deactivate Power saving mode
››Move an item on the Home screen
››Remove an item from the Home screen
››Customise the quick access panel
Tap and hold an item, and then drag it to the rubbish bin
Add, remove, or reorganise panels
To set the main panel of the Home screen, select
››Use widgets
Press the Back key to return to the previous screen
Application list, select Widgets to open the widget panel
Access applications
››Organise applications
Select an application
Uninstall
››Uninstall an application
››Download an application
Application list, press the Option key and select
Launch multiple applications
››Access recently-used applications
Customise your device
››Manage applications
››Switch to Silent mode
››Adjust the device’s volume
››Change the display language
››Turn on or off the touch tones
››Select a wallpaper for the Home screen
››Adjust the brightness of the display
››Change the display font
Wallpaper → Home screen
Select Next → Set it up → Continue
››Lock your device
Application list, select Settings → Lock screen →
Screen lock → Pattern
Screen lock → PIN
››Activate the Find my mobile feature
Screen lock → Password
››Lock your SIM or Usim card
››Change the text input method
Enter text
Change Alert
Select Alert message
››Enter text with the Samsung keypad
››Enter text with the Google voice input feature
Select to switch to Number mode Select a number
Select To switch to ABC mode
Select to switch to Symbol mode
Symbol
››Copy and paste text
››Make a call
Calling
››Reject a call
››Answer a call
››Make an international call
››Use a headset
››Use options during a voice call
››Use options during a video call
››View and dial a missed call
To open the keypad, press the Option key and select Keypad
Record video
››Set auto rejection
Select Auto reject list
Select Create Enter a number and select Save
Additional settings → Call barring → a call type
Select Enable FDN
››Set call diverting
››Set call barring
››Customise call settings
››Set call waiting
››View a call or message log
Add or edit the message that will
Be sent when you reject a call
Device vibration Ringtone
Keypad tones
To make you use a Bluetooth
Bluetooth headset, even when
Setting
Option Function Call answering Ending →
Pocket
Option Function Increase volume Set the device to raise
So that the other party can hear
→ Noise reduction
››Send a text message
Messages
Application list, select Messaging → Add recipients
››Send a multimedia message
Google Mail
››View a text or multimedia message
››Listen to a voicemail message
››Send an email message
››View an email message
→ Reply all
››Set up an email account
››Send an email message
Communication
››Set your status
Talk
››Add a contact to your friend list
››Start a conversation
Messenger
ChatON
Google+
››Take a photo
Camera
View the storage location Switch to the camcorder
Switch to the front camera to take a photo of yourself
Tap where you want to focus on the preview screen
Select to take a photo Photo is saved automatically
Entertainment
››Change the shooting mode
››Customise camera settings
Signal may be obstructed, such
Adjust the sensitivity of the imaging
Photos when you upload them
Deactivate the GPS tag setting
››Record a video
Option Function Set the camera to flip the image
Front camera
View the storage location Switch to the camera
Change the flash setting
Saving normally
Video of yourself
Select to start recording
››Customise camcorder settings
Resolution Select a resolution option White balance
Option Function Flash Change the flash setting Recording
Automatically when you record a video
To a multimedia message or for saving
››Edit the shortcut icons
Video Player
››Play a video
Application list, select Video Player Select a video
Entertainment
››Customise video player settings
››View an image
Gallery
Entertainment
Play a video
››Tag a face in an image
Application list, select Gallery
Select to begin playback
››Add music files to your device
Music Player
››Play music
Download from a computer with Windows Media Player
Copy to your memory card
File tap and hold
››Customise music player settings
››Create a playlist
Select Add music
Music Hub
FM Radio
››Listen to the FM radio
Fine-tune the frequency
››Save radio stations automatically
››Record a song from the FM radio
››Add a radio station to the favourites list
Plug a headset into your device
››Customise FM radio settings
››Create a contact
Contacts
››Find a contact
Select a contact’s name
››Create your namecard
››Set a speed dial number
››Copy a contact
››Create a group of contacts
From SIM card
To SIM card
››Import or export a contact
Planner
To SD card or Export to USB storage
Select OK to confirm
››Change the view mode
››Create an event or task
Enter the details of the event and select Save
››Stop an event or task alarm
Memo
››View an event or task
››Create a memo
››View a memo
Voice Recorder
››Organise memos in folders
Record a voice memo
››Customise voice recorder settings
Play a voice memo
Quality
››Browse a webpage
Internet
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››Search for information by voice
››Bookmark your favourite webpage
Select a search result
››Download a file from the Internet
Game Hub
Flipboard
››View your recent history
Select Get Started
Latitude
Maps
Friends
››Get directions to a specific destination
Search for a location
More Services
Navigation
Clear Map
Play Store
Local
Samsung Apps
Select Uninstall → OK
YouTube
Suggest
››Upload a video
Video Hub
Voice Search
››Connect with Samsung Kies
USB connections
››Connect as a media device
››Connect with Windows Media Player
››Connect as a camera device
Select Connected as a media device → Media device MTP
Wi-Fi
››Activate the Wi-Fi feature
››Find and connect to a Wi-Fi AP
››Set the static IP settings
››Add a Wi-Fi AP manually
Application list, select Settings → Wi-Fi
Select the IP settings drop-down menu Select Static
››Customise Wi-Fi settings
Wi-Fi Direct
››Receive data via Wi-Fi
››Send data via Wi-Fi
Application list, select Settings → Wi-Fi→ Wi-Fi
››Connect your device to another device
AllShare Cast
Send a file
AllShare Play
››Play a file on a remote device
››Use the Group Cast feature
Select → Group Cast
On another device, join Group Cast with the PIN
››Customise AllShare Play settings
››Manage contents on a web storage server
Mobile network sharing
→ Tethering and portable hotspot → Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
Tethering and portable hotspot
››Share your device’s mobile network via USB
››Share your device’s mobile network via Bluetooth
Bluetooth
››Send data via Bluetooth
››Activate the Bluetooth feature
Application list, select Settings → Bluetooth →
››Find and pair with another device
Select Accept to confirm the connection between two devices
››Receive data via Bluetooth
VPN connections
››Activate location services
VPN → Add VPN network
››Set up a VPN profile
Option Function
››Connect to a private network
VPN server
Connect
Clock
Calculator
››Perform a calculation
››View the calculation history
››Stop an alarm
››Set an alarm
Select Create alarm
››Create a world clock
››Use the stopwatch
››Use the countdown timer
››Use the desk clock
Set to hide or show the status bar
Dropbox
Downloads
››Upload files to your Dropbox folder
››Activate Dropbox
››View a file
Select I’m already a Dropbox user
Help
Learn to access various types of files saved in your device
My Files
››Supported file formats
Application list, select My Files Select a folder
NFC
››Make a purchase with the NFC feature
››Activate the NFC feature
››Read information from an NFC tag
››Send data via Android Beam
Beam
››Send data via S Beam
SIM Toolkit
Google
Voice
You can deactivate voice prompts by selecting
Data usage
Access the setting options
More settings
››Flight mode
››Mobile networks
Set up and manage virtual private networks VPNs
››Tethering and portable hotspot
››S Beam
››Kies via Wi-Fi
Home screen mode
››Nearby devices
››AllShare Cast
Sound
Blocking mode
LED indicator
Display
Wallpaper
Storage
Battery
Power saving
Location services
Applications manager
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Lock screen
Encrypt external SD card
Security
Set up SIM card lock
SIM Change Alert Activate the Find my mobile feature
Language and input
››Default
››Language
››Google voice typing
Select a voice recognition engine
››Voice recogniser
About View version information
››Voice search
››Pointer speed
››Text-to-speech output
Back up and reset
Add account
Motion
Change the accessory settings
Accessory
Date and time
Accessibility
Call answering/ending
Answering key Set to answer calls by pressing the Home key
Developer options
Activate and change the settings for application development
About device
Using Lock SIM card
Your device freezes or has fatal errors
Ensure that you have pressed the Dial key
If using a headset, ensure that it is properly connected
Number you are dialling
Ensure that your device is turned on
Device beeps and the battery icon is empty
Error messages appear when opening music files
Another Bluetooth device is not located
Safety information
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Proper care and use of your mobile device
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Correct disposal of this product
Disclaimer
Index
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Text input
To install Samsung Kies PC Sync